Improvement in bee-hives



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'LettersvPatent No. 111,283, dated January 24,1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES'.

Thexschevdule referred to in theseLettersjatent and making part of the`same.

To all' who-m, it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM WAMBAo'n, of Indianapolis, in the county of -Marion and State of 1ndiana, have invented certain Improvements in Bee- Hives; and I do lhereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawing making part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a vertical section of my improved bechive.

Figure 2 is another vertical section thereof, taken at right anglcsto the one shown in iig. 1. v -Fignre' 3 is a perspectiveview ofthe hive, with thetop of the outer box removed and ouefof its doors swung open.' y

The same letters are used in all the figures in-thc designation of identicalparts.

This invention relates to bee-hives; and My improvement consists in a novel constructie and arrangement of the' parts composing it, as will 'be more specifically pointed out in the subjoined description and claim'. Y

To enable those skilled in `the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation. j

The hive is composed oftwo boxes, one fitting `within the other so as to leave a space upon all sides efthe inner one'sniicieut for Aa -free'circulaton oi' air, but .too narrow to admit of bees entering it, in order to av'oid the danger of crushing them.

,This double box protects the becs from the cold of 'suiocation during the heated term.V

The outer box, marked Ain the annexed drawing, is mounted upon 1egs, and provided with a removable top, A1, which is placedrupon its upper open end when winter, and, by providing suitable ventilation,ff|'om it is 4necessary `to close it, and secured by hooks and staples, as shown, or in some other convenient man'f 'nel'.

The front and rear are nrinly secured to thc base, and the sides are formed by hinged doors, A.

Infthc hase-board of this box suitable air-passages, a, are formed, covered by wire-gauze to exclude vermin, and other similarlycovered openings, a', are made' in the upper end of the 'box through its sides, whereby toinsure a -frce circulation of pure air around the interior -box atv all times.

rI-he base-board atl the front of the box projects a sufficient distance to form a platform for the bees, from which they gain access to the' interior -of the 'hive through the opening b out in the upper side of athick board, B, which ,is secured upon the bottom of the box A.

In the under-sident thisrboard is another aperture,

the same throughl a gauze-covered window, c', ar-

ranged vertically under the entrance-tube, as clearly .shown in iig. 1. s

The drawer is to be removed from `time tol time to clear out th`e insects which may have collectedin it.

lhe interior box D rests with its bottom upon the board B, and' is held in proper position with reference to the outer box by a pin, d, secured-in it, and which enters a socket in said board B,.as shown. Botlnends of this inner` box are permanently closed by suitable heads provided with gauge-covered perforations, d1, to insure a proper ventilation.

'A hole, d, is made iu-its bottoni, communicating with the opening b for the ingress and egress'of the bees..

This box is provided with two series of comb-frames, an upper one, E, and a lower one, F,'-s uspended upon cleats nailed to the front and rearv sides of the box.

Tlieliorizontal or cross-bars of thc comb-frames-A are made narrower. than their vertical bars, so asto leave a su'icientspace between such cross-bars oftwo adjacent frames,`when inserted in the hive, to permit of a free passage of the bees from the lower series to the upper, and nice rersa.

.The comb-'frames are inserted in and removed from I tle box -through-the removable sides D of the same,

which are heid in place by hooks andstaples in the manner-shown." v

These removable sides of the inner box being opposite the doors ot' theouter one, easy access can be' had to the comb-frames for'tlie purpose of removing honey or transferring the brood.

What I claim :remy-invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement, with reference to one another, of

the cascor box A, interior box D, with air-passages between the two, comb-frames E F, and moth-drawer C, substantially as set forth.

IIL-testimony .whereof I have signedmy name Vto this specification in theprcsencc of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM WAMBAGH.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM Lmn, Gao. l. Monron. 

